US EditionDon't expect me to be just a prominent passenger at Red Bull, says Klopp
- Jurgen Klopp held his first press conference as Red Bull's global head of soccer on January 14, 2025, after ending his successful nine-year stint at Liverpool last season.
- Klopp officially began his role on January 1 and stated he does not plan to return to club management, despite a clause in his contract allowing a move to become Germany manager.
- Red Bull owns several soccer clubs, including RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls, and Klopp will oversee these clubs while supporting their sports directors.
- Klopp cited the relentless fixture list as a reason for leaving Liverpool, expressing a desire to learn more about the game in his new strategic role.
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“I wasn't involved! “— Jürgen Klopp may play a significant role in the “bull” universe as the new Head of Global Soccer at Red Bull, but when making one of the more recent important decisions, he attaches great importance to the statement that he has nothing to do with it! With the end of Pepijn Lijnders as Salzburg coach... It wasn't long ago that Klopp's long-time Liverpool assistant coach and close confidante with Austria's runner-up had to t…
“I want that, when the public sees us playing, it should be immediately clear to everyone that we are Red Bull, even without reading the name on the shirt.” This is how Jürgen Klopp introduced himself, who is now officially Red Bull's new Head of Global Soccer. At a press conference in Salzburg, the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund coach presented to the world what he will do after leaving the bench: he accepted the role offered to him by …
"This isn't an advertisement," says Jürgen Klopp. Then he sips a can of Red Bull and announces: "I want to give people wings." How the introduction of the new football boss becomes a PR show.
Jürgen Klopp is now working as “Global Head of Soccer” at Red Bull. He doesn't know exactly what that is — this is another reason why his first appearance in the new office is irritating. Anyone who has ever heard Jürgen Klopp talk, whether in Mainz, Dortmund or Liverpool, i.e. who knows how eloquent this coach is, how lucid, quick-witted and funny — could only be one thing on Tuesday afternoon: disappointed. Jürgen Klopp sat on stage at his new…
“We will see”: Jürgen Klopp is introduced as Head of Global Soccer, but he cannot answer the question of what his job is now. Instead, he tells us what he no longer wants to do – and defends himself against the accusations of the traditionalists.
In typical Red Bull style, Jürgen Klopp was introduced in Salzburg as the new head of the energy drink manufacturer's global football activities. He at least indicated that he will not be bent
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